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Is There A Psychological Reason Women Feel Bad After Casual Sex Or Is It Just A Result Of The Patriarchy?
For years, feminists have been fighting the sexual double standard, encouraging women to act like men and have lots of casual sex. They continue to blame the patriarchy for women feeling guilty after casual encounters, but is it possible there’s actually a good, psychological reason why women feel this way?
By Olivia Flint5 min read
The sexual double standard is both biological and societal. It’s biological because men are programmed to avoid women who may cuckold them, and promiscuity is an indication that this may happen. But this paternity certainty instinct (the extent to which a man can be certain that a child his partner is carrying is his own) has contributed to the societal belief that women who sleep around are sluts, or unworthy of dating and marriage.